GREENWICH PLAYWRIGHT DEBUTS ORIGINAL ONE-ACT PLAY

Greenwich playwright and actor Bryne White will debut his original play "Leap Year," November 17-20 at the Gaelic American Club in Fairfield.

Greenwich playwright and actor Bryne White will debut his original play "Leap Year," November 17-20 at the Gaelic American Club in Fairfield. (Posted by janinelwolfe, Community Contributor)

Community Contributor janinelwolfe

Greenwich actor and playwright Byrne White of Greenwich will present his original one-act play, "Leap Year," as part of an Evening of One Act Plays by the Clan na Gael Players November 17 - 20th at the Gaelic American Club, 74 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824.

"Leap Year" weaves a spell of magic in folklore and how love and hope can be found in the strangest of circumstances. On the southwestern coast of Ireland, a man in mourning looks for answers when he returns with his daughter to the rural cottage that was an oasis to his ailing wife and the location of her mysterious disappearance. The premiere performance of this original work features Steve Bennett and Breda O'Sullivan of Fairfield, Tracy James of Newtown, Noel McGovern of Trumbull, John Moran of Bridgeport, and Kelsey Guggenheim of Naugatuck.

Then, Mr. White will perform in "Forty Shades of Green Tour," when an American theatre troupe bringing their play to Ireland must endure a wild car ride with a rogue GPS, suicidal sheep, unhinged luggage, and a laughable language barrier all before they even get to the theatre! Based on a real-life Clan na Gael Players trip to Ireland, "Forty Shades of Green Tour," had its premier performances this October in Clonlara and Ballinskelligs, Ireland. The cast includes Marie Stehle, and Eamon Speer of Bridgeport, Joyce Fox of Branford, Bette Guggenheim of Woodbridge, Kelsey Guggenheim of Naugatuck and Dan O'Callahan of Fairfield.

Show dates for an Evening of One-Act Plays are Thursday, Nov. 17, Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov.19 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2:30 p. m. Seating is cabaret style with a cash bar. Tickets are $15.00 and reservations can be made at cngplays@gmail.com or by calling 203 333-0422.

The Clan na Gael players of Fairfield have presented Irish and Irish-American live theatre to Connecticut audiences since 1987. For more information, please visit www.gaconline.com.

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